Bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome in popcorn production plant workers

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 298-302

  Akpinar Elci, M ^a   Travis, W D ^b   Lynch, D A ^c   Kreiss, K ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL JEWISH MEDICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Airways obstruction; Flavouring; Food industry; Occupation

Indexed keywords

FLAVORING AGENT;

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BRONCHIOLITIS; BUTTER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOOD INDUSTRY; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; INTERVIEW; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MICROWAVE COOKING; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OPEN LUNG BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMOKING; SPIROMETRY;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; BRONCHIOLITIS OBLITERANS; FEMALE; FLAVORING AGENTS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOOD INDUSTRY; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 4344658442     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.04.00013903     Document Type: Article

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